Not enough 360 clearance, Wise on Alpha Pioneer

**blindfury** · 05-01-2012, 09:33 PM

thanks for the input people.

now I have enough clearance for 360, but lose the fixed clamps somewhat LOL

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**biggybil** · 05-02-2012, 09:56 AM

Dude thats so getto man ... i am sure you can do better than that lmao ...

BTW have you tried to pull a few test pull ... i am worried that it will give in and bend ...

props for the effort tho hahahaha

**blindfury** · 05-02-2012, 10:04 AM

it may look ghetto but its solid as a rock yo lol cheap as poo too, metal cylinder + drilling is too expensive, this i knock it dead with $2.50 haha

visited two home depots apparently they don't have any patterned screw on the top in my 8m 70 spec so I had no choice really, had to use washers, so the top is pronounced hence the gaying of fixed clamps (i don't use fixed anyway)

**blindfury** · 05-02-2012, 10:05 AM

finished stringing the new 700, much freeeeeeedom with da 360 yeeeeeeeeh!!! happy face~

**bsmith** · 05-02-2012, 10:27 AM

Like biggybil says, that's a pretty rough method for raising the turntable that also exposes bolt heads on the turntable making the fixed clamps unusable. No doubt, a better job could be done that achieves 360 degree rotation, keeps the turntable level and stable, and preserves the use of the fixed clamps.

**biggybil** · 05-02-2012, 10:28 AM

you know home depot sells those hallow metal tube and it comes in 1/4" and 1/2" cut that up and it should be stronger ... as for screws ... if you can't find it i guess your screwed as they say hahaha

**blindfury** · 05-02-2012, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by bsmith

exposes bolt heads on the turntable making the fixed clamps unusable.

read #20 pls

**blindfury** · 05-02-2012, 11:30 AM

level and stable

**Udonming** · 05-02-2012, 12:49 PM

Try Ackland for countersink bolts and that will solve your problem.

**bsmith** · 05-02-2012, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Udonming

Try Ackland for countersink bolts and that will solve your problem.

Blindfury says not having his fixed clamps available is no big deal to him. And he says the turntable is very level and plenty stable. So if he is happy with his setup as is, we should all be happy too!

**blindfury** · 05-02-2012, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by biggybil

as for screws ... If you can't find it i guess your screwed as they say hahaha

lol..........

**blindfury** · 05-02-2012, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Udonming

Try Ackland for countersink bolts and that will solve your problem.

thanks, online source is exactly what I should go for, homedepot here seems to be very limited in the types of screws they offer.

**Tedski** · 05-02-2012, 06:21 PM

Arthur:

May I suggest a true Canadian way, use a hockey puck instead of the nuts.

Ted

**maa2003** · 05-03-2012, 08:40 PM

boss why not using similar to original bolts but a bit longer ?
it will solve your fixed-clamp issue ....

**blindfury** · 05-03-2012, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Tedski

Arthur:

May I suggest a true Canadian way, use a hockey puck instead of the nuts.

Ted

lol ah you devil

**blindfury** · 05-03-2012, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by maa2003

boss why not using similar to original bolts but a bit longer ?
it will solve your fixed-clamp issue ....

surprisingly the local hardware store did not offer any "patterned head" (excuse my non-existent hardware vocabulary) eg. cross, line, square, star etc. for the screws (the screw type is M8-70: M8 = 8mm? 70 = the length) thats why I had to use this flat unpatterned heads + washer (without washers they just fall right into the hole, very difficult to tighten) that get in the way of the fixed clamp. I will try to find the proper screws from an online source later.

thank you for your valuable input on modifying the turning base, it is indeed much easier than raising the height of the mounts or the north/south pole bases.